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Field observations of tsetse flies (Glossina spp. (Diptera: Glossinidae)) with new odour-baited trapping devices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

A. Mhindurwa
A. Mhindurwa*
Affiliation:
Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Control Branch, Department of Veterinary Services, Harare, Zimbabwe
*
A. Mhindurwa, Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Control Branch, Department of Veterinary Services, Po Box 8283, Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe.
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Abstract

Three new trapping devices (Ml, M2 and M3 traps) were tested and compared with current trapping devices (the F3 and the Epsilon traps) for tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) in Zimbabwe. The most effective was the M3 trap which caught 80% and 73% more male and female G. morsitans Westwood and 110% and 39% more male and female G. pallidipes Austen, respectively. The mean catch for the standard Epsilon trap which was not so effective was six male G. morsitans, 24 female G. morsitans, 76 male G. pallidipes and 199 female G. pallidipes.

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Original Articles
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 84 , Issue 4 , December 1994 , pp. 529 - 532
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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